November 2009
Hello everyone. That was a great blast of nice weather we just had,
and I hope everybody had a chance to get out and take advantage of
it, but it looks like the cold stuff is upon us again. It's snowing
now so maybe it's time to head to the hills for a little skiing.
Or fishing. Every year I look forward to the cold weather fishing
trips; scary roads, frozen gear and all. There's something about the
quiet solitude and beautiful scenery that makes a little discomfort
worthwhile. There's also the extreme challenge of tying up a three
fly rig in sub-freezing temperatures with tiny bugs, tiny tippets
and numb digits. Fantastic!
Our guest for November's program will be Al Ritt. Al grew up in Michigan
and in the early '80's moved to California where he began tying flies and
fly fishing exclusively. These early flies were tested in northern California
on such world renowned waters as Hat Creek, Fall River, Pit River, Sacramento
River and others. In 1989 he moved to the northern front range of Colorado,
where he currently resides and fishes with wife and business partner Diana.
You might run into Al fishing almost anywhere in Colorado or Wyoming, but
he spends the majority of his time on the water in and around Rocky Mountain
National Park, Red Feather, Colorado River and Sylvan Dale Ranch just outside
Loveland. Not coincidentally, Al also is a guide on the same water he fishes.
Al will be joined by our very own Mark Rayman, guru, guide, fly-tyer and
fly-fisher extraordinaire, for a discussion of winter fishing on some of
our local tail-waters. They will cover bugs, tactics and conditions on many
streams including the Big Thompson, St. Vrain, Colorado, Frying Pan and the
South Platte at Elevenmile Canyon and the Dream-Stream. My fingers are
getting numb just thinking about it. Please come join us Thursday,
November 19th, 6:30pm at the VFW Hall on South Main Street in Longmont.
James Hooven has been working to get a Facebook page up for the chapter.
This will be a great way for members to keep up with chapter business,
check for upcoming events, communicate with one another, share stories
and pictures and do all that other cool Facebook stuff. It's in it's
infancy right now but content will be added continuously.
Click here to be directed to the page.
SVATU Board:
Brad Wallin, President
James Hooven, Vice President
Barbara Luneau, Secretary
Dick Shinton, Treasurer
Mark Rayman, Programs Chairman
Chuck Howard, River Committee Co-Chairman
Phil Cavendor, River Committee Co-Chairman
Tom Tinkle, Communications Chairman
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